Kryg, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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Kryg | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 49°40′N 21°15′E / 49.667°N 21.250°E | |
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Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Gorlice |
Gmina | Lipinki |
Population | 1,830 |
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Kryg [krɨk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipinki, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Lipinki, 7 km (4 mi) east of Gorlice, and 104 km (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
Name of the village
[edit]"Kryg" may come from one of a few roots. In old German, "krieg" means "war", but in old Polish it means jack or device for tensioning crossbows.
Geographical landmarks
[edit]The village is situated at the foot of Dubnakowa Mountain, and Łysula Mountain in the valley of the streams Krygowianka and Królówka.
Architecture and monuments
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kryg_na_mapie_Josephinische_Landesaufnahme_%281763-1787%29%2C_jako_wie%C5%9B_%C5%82a%C5%84cuch%C3%B3wka_%28Waldhufendorf%29.jpg/220px-Kryg_na_mapie_Josephinische_Landesaufnahme_%281763-1787%29%2C_jako_wie%C5%9B_%C5%82a%C5%84cuch%C3%B3wka_%28Waldhufendorf%29.jpg)
In the center of the village is the church, which is a brick nave temple kept in the Baroque style, built between 1932 and 1934.
In the village there are several dozen oil wells, which now are largely liquidated.
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